Today's trip to the AGO was a lot of fun. In the morning, we took transit there and that was an exciting adventure for students in and of itself.
When we got there, we did a workshop on Squishy Sculpture and created work with its own plinth display. I took photos of students posing with their work. There was a great variety of work and lots of student engagement.
Then we had lunch, and broke into thirds. One third explored the Hands On learning centre, while the other two thirds took turns looking at model ships and playing on the amazing play structure in Grange Park.
Some really liked cups and usable art.
I had students point out a sculpture of Medusa and a painting involving Icarus, which was neat because we've been reading some Greek Myths.
Some were fascinated by the scale of the work or the realism but just as many were excited to see artists we'd talked about like Monet and Warhol.
I thought many engaged with the more abstract stuff in some interesting ways as well. We talked a lot about a piece with buffalo fur in the middle of the room that was about residential schools.
They wanted to know if the installation with the sink really worked. And, when asked why they thought so many of the pieces involved mirrors, one student said, "Because we're part of the art as well." I love seeing all the little gears turning.
When we'd gotten through, we realized we were running short on time and went through the Henry Moore Scupture Garden. Here we posed with the sculptures.
At the end of our tour, we took a photo with Warhol's soup cans.
